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Weisse, Leo, 1911-2000

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Personal name headingWeisse, Leo, 1911-2000
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Associated countryGermany
Birth date19110622
Death date2000-09
Place of birthMoscow (Russia)
Place of deathSaint-Martin de l'Arçon (France)
Field of activityPhotography Motion picture industry
AffiliationLöb & Weisse
Profession or occupationPhotographers
Found inAndy Warhol in Darmstadt, c2013: t.p. (Leo Weisse) p. 299 (b. June 22, 1911, Moscow; familly deported to Siberia then relocated to Germany, first Sachsen then finally Berlin, where he studied engineering; he worked as an inspector and locomotive driver; after World War II, he and Karl Löb founded the photography studio Löb & Weisse; he began with passport photos and later achieved fame as a still photographer for the international film industry) p. 300 (d. Sept. 2000, St. Martin de L'Arcon)
IMBd, June 23, 2015 (Leo Weisse; b. 1911, Germany; d. 2000, Germany)